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UFC bantamweight Cody Garbrandt and eight-year-old Maddux Maple have accomplished more together in three years than most do in a lifetime. Let's start with the fact that they helped save each other's lives.

UFC featherweight Conor McGregor is ready to lend Reebok his marketing muscle.
McGregor announced today a deal with the apparel giant, tweeting, “Congratulations to @Reebok on netting the biggest signature in the game. #StayReady”

As the winner of Harley-Davidson’s Hometown Throwdown, Chicago’s United Center will now play host to UFC on FOX 16 on July 25.
The location was announced on Wednesday’s new edition of FOX Sports 1’s “UFC Tonight.”

Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Thiago Silva has signed with World Series of Fighting and will vie for the promotion’s light heavyweight title through a four-man tournament on March 28.
The promotion confirmed the news after an initial report from MMAFighting.com. Silva will face Ronny Markes in the semifinals of the tournament, while Matt Hamill will be on the opposite side of the bracket and face a yet-to-be announced opponent. The tournament final will take place later this summer.

The UFC's first card in Montreal since 2013 doesn't have a main event yet, but officials are exploring the possibility of a bantamweight championship rematch as the headliner. According to Ariel Helwani on UFC Tonight, discussions are in place for T.J. Dillashaw to defend his bantamweight belt against Renan Barao, the man he famously took it from last May. Additionally, the return of Quinton Jackson to the UFC could start off with a showdown with noted brawler Fabio Maldonado.

Ross Pearson will fight Sam Stout at UFC 185 on March 14.
The promotion announced the lightweight contest on Wednesday. UFC 185 takes place at American Airlines Center in Dallas and features a lightweight title clash between Anthony Pettis and Rafael dos Anjos.

The fight card for UFC on FOX 15 continues to fill out as a women's strawweight bout was added to the card on Wednesday as Paige VanZant will square off with Felice Herrig. The bout was announced on UFC Tonight on Fox Sports 1.
VanZant, 20, made her UFC debut recently, defeating Kailin Curran via third-round TKO at UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson in November. Her MMA record stands at 4-1. Prior to making her debut, VanZant was originally scheduled to compete on The Ultimate Fighter season 20, but was disqualified because of her age. Contestants on the show must be 21 years of age or higher.

Anderson Silva has received criticism after a video of him knocking out a training partner, and continuing to punch him during a sparring session at Team Nogueira gym went viral on Tuesday. However, Douglas Moura, who was sparring with "The Spider", says Silva doesn’t deserve criticism.

LOS ANGELES -- A strange video of Anderson Silva apparently knocking out a training partner with a knee aired on Brazilian television this week. A clip made its way to Twitter on Tuesday, queuing up multiple questions about its validity.